Flexible Information Handling System and Display Configuration Management

Abstract

A portable information handling system with rotationally coupled housing portions having an OLED film display disposed over the housing portions automatically predicts a housing rotational configuration based at least in part upon end user touches detected at the housing portions. An orientation manager controls hinge positions for hinges that rotationally couple the housing portions to each other to coordinate movement of the housing portions to a desired predicted rotational configuration, such a planar tablet configuration, a folded configuration, or a clamshell configuration.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONField of the Invention[0001]The present invention relates in general to the field of information handling system displays, and more particularly to a flexible information handling system and display configuration management.Description of the Related Art[0002]As the value and use of information continues to increase, individuals and businesses seek additional ways to process and store information. One option available to users is information handling systems. An information handling system generally processes, compiles, stores, and / or communicates information or data for business, personal, or other purposes thereby allowing users to take advantage of the value of the information. Because technology and information handling needs and requirements vary between different users or applications, information handling systems may also vary regarding what information is handled, how the information is handled, how much information is processed, stored, or communi...

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

[0007]In accordance with the present invention, a system and method are provided which substantially reduce the disadvantages and problems associated with previous methods and systems for coordinating housing rotational configuration and display content presentation. An information handling system housing having plural rotationally-coupled housing portions with a foldable display disposed over the housing portions coordinates display presentation and relative rotational orientation of the housing portions to enhance end user interactivity.

[0008]More specifically, a portable information handling system has plural processing components disposed in a housing having plural rotationally-coupled portions. Hinges disposed between the rotationally-coupled housing portions selectively adjust friction to cooperatively bias and maintain the housing portions in desired relative rotational orientations. For example, three or four housing portions configure in a planar tablet orientation, a clamshell orientation, a three or four fold videoconference orientation and a closed orientation. A display film disposed over the housing portions, such as an OLED film, folds with the housing portions and automatically adapts content presentation based upon detected housing portion relative orientation. For example, folding housing portions from a planar to a clamshell orientation changes content presentation from all portions of the display to the portions vertically raised in a viewing position and presents other content on horizontally disposed portions, such as a virtual keyboard or virtual touchpad. End user selection of a desired housing portion rotational orientation is enhanced by monitoring end user touches and system context to predict when an end user desires to change housing portion orientation and the desired orientation. Hinge resistance is managed to aid in transition between rotational orientations based upon the predicted end user desired orientation.

Problems solved by technology

One difficulty with integration of OLED devices into a portable information handling system is providing sufficient structure to support the thin OLED film that produces t

Images